Vehicle front part structure

Abstract

The vehicle front part structure includes a pair of front side members extending along the vehicle front-rear direction on both sides in the vehicle width direction of the vehicle front portion, a radiator disposed between the pair of front side members and arranged in an inclined posture such that an end portion on the vehicle lower side protrudes toward the vehicle front side from an end portion on the vehicle upper side, a support portion provided at an intermediate portion in the vehicle front-rear direction of the pair of front side members and on a vehicle rear side of the radiator, respectively, and supporting the radiator so as to be rotatable in the vehicle width direction as an axial direction, and a fixing portion for fixing a portion on the vehicle lower side of the radiator to the vehicle body.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A vehicle front part structure comprising:
 a pair of front side members that extend along a vehicle front-rear direction on both sides of a vehicle front part in a vehicle width direction;   a heat exchanger that is disposed between the pair of front side members, the heat exchanger being disposed in an inclined posture in which an end portion on a vehicle lower side projects closer to a vehicle front side than an end portion on a vehicle upper side;   support portions each provided at an intermediate portion of the pair of front side members in the vehicle front-rear direction and on a vehicle rear side of the heat exchanger, the support portions supporting the heat exchanger such that the heat exchanger is rotatable about the vehicle width direction as an axial direction; and   a fixing portion that fixes a portion of the heat exchanger on the vehicle lower side to a vehicle body.   
     
     
         2 . The vehicle front part structure according to  claim 1 , wherein the fixing portion includes a protruding portion that projects from a side of the vehicle body and a fitting recessed portion that is provided on a side of the heat exchanger, the protruding portion being fitted into the fitting recessed portion. 
     
     
         3 . The vehicle front part structure according to  claim 2 , wherein the fixing portion further includes an elastic portion that is interposed between the protruding portion and the fitting recessed portion. 
     
     
         4 . The vehicle front part structure according to  claim 1 , wherein a portion of the heat exchanger on the vehicle lower side is fixed to a lower absorber that extends in the vehicle width direction as the vehicle body, and at least a part of a side surface of the lower absorber on the vehicle front side is disposed closer to the vehicle front side than the pair of front side members. 
     
     
         5 . The vehicle front part structure according to  claim 1 , wherein the support portions are configured to support an end portion of the heat exchanger on the vehicle upper side. 
     
     
         6 . The vehicle front part structure according to  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a hood that covers a power unit room at the vehicle front part from the vehicle upper side; and   an accommodating portion with a box shape that is provided on the vehicle upper side of the heat exchanger and on the vehicle lower side of the hood, wherein   the support portions are configured to support an intermediate portion of the heat exchanger in a vehicle up-down direction, and   the heat exchanger is configured such that once the heat exchanger rotates in response to release of fixation achieved by the fixing portion, a portion of the heat exchanger on the vehicle upper side abuts the accommodating portion.